Roof construction for passenger-cars.



No; 847,500. PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907.

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ROOF CONSTRUCTION FORPASSENGER (mas. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1906.

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PATENTED. MAR. 19, 1907.

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ROOF GONSTR UGTION FOR PASSENGER QARS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1906.

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ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR PASSENGER OARS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 190g.

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EpOSTRANDER, or PATERsoN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR To AMERL- CAN CAR & FOUNDRY coMPAN- or s'r. LOUIS,

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MAISSOURL-A ooRroRA- ROOF .G'OLNSTBVU'CTIQN FOB PASSENQER-QARS.

' Specification of Letters Patent. .1-

' .-iPatented MarchZ19, -1 907. I

' Application filed Jana-1996 serinrae sma To aZZ whom 23f may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN E. Osrimnnnn,f a citizen of the'Unit'ed States, residing" at:

Paterson, New Jersey, have invented acertain new end-useful Improvement in Roof Construction for Passenger-Cars, of which the following is: aiull, clear, and exact descri tion,-'sucl'1 aswill venable others Skilled in t e art to which it appertainst'o make and use'the same, reference b'eing had to the ac companying drawings, forming part of this specificatiominwhic 1 Figure l is a plan view' of the r'ramin' of a car roo'f constructed in accordance wit my'-- one- hig.

invention. I Fig. ,2 is aside elevation of half the roof-framing s'hownin. Fig. 1. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the roofr farmng, taken 'online 3 '3 of Fig.;1.fl Fig. ais' an enlarged, side elevation showing the"construc- .tion of the hood. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of one-half of the hoodand Fig. 6 isianenlarged top plan view ofone-half'of the hood;

This invention relates to passenger-cars,

and, particularly to the roof construction ofsuch cars. a

The object of my invention'is to provide a I steel-frame car-roof which .Will be light and strong and which isprovided with, anfend" hood that )S constructed as'an independent. section of the. car-roof and can be removed from the roof proper vwithout disturbing v same, thereby'enabling the hood, which is the part that .is most often damaged, to be repaired quicklyand at a small cost.

Referring to the drawings, which repre sentthe preferred form of my invention, 1.

designates the continuous side plate-or upper sill, consi sting of an angle which is connected to the upper ends'of the vertical side posts 2., to' which the side plates of the car are fasened. The continuous roof-car lines "3, also formed' from angles, are connected to the horizontal legs'oi the side'plates hy means of brackets 4L 7 The roof-purlins 5 are made up of short angles'interposed between-thec'anlines and; connected thereto by brackets 6. The lower-deck sills 7 consist ofcontinuo'us angles which are connected to the carlin'es. by brackets 8, as shown in Fig. 3,and the eaves-angles 9 are also formed from continuous angles which are connected to the,car'

linesby'brackets. The hood, whichlexlftinuation of said p Adiacent to the angle' l'l form the end wall-0f thecar,

tendsover the platform or vestibule, is con- "structedas-an independentsection of thecare roof, so that it can be removed without dis turbing'the roof proper-cf the car, thisbee" inga very desirable;feature of my; inventi on', as thehoodsarefrequently damaged in end-collisions-Thehood is made""jup'of a number of plates and angles conne'eted-to-c.

getherlt'o. form an 1ndependentsection, "and :this hood'is connectedtothecar roof proper and to the framingoflthe carbyfri'vets, the

inner end of the hood being connected tQ'the end carline of the roofiproper"byj'bolts,or: rivets 11, extendingthrough spacing thim.-'

bles12,'as'shown in Fig. A, the eaveseangl'e 9 of thereof-being connected by ajstrap' or brace 13 to. an angle 14,-which-for1nsa-con 1 the eavessangle. In the -.en-

larged views, Figs. 4 and 5,1 'haveshown only one half vof'the hood andwill limit-the the hoodis of thesarne construction. J. ,A plate 15, whichfforms the end'panel of he hood, is connected to.a-carline-16','composed of two angles which are placed-back T-sha edcarline and also the loweredge of nected thereto. This angle-1'7 is connected at'itsopposite ends to the side-'plate an'gles 1 Z-shaped connecting verticallegs connectedtogether by rivets 19,

as 'shown in Fig. 4', the Z-shaped bars 20, which form the corner-posts ,ofthe car, also being connected to the devices-'18 by the ate-1.5 beingSecur'ed-to a transversely extending an is 17. A transversely-extend ing angle 16, which is connected-to the car- :line 16, stiffens the plate-15, which is condevices I 1.8, each consisting, of two angle brackets having their to back to form a .T, .the lower ends of said necting devices 18, and the plates 22, which g are connected to this angle 2 1' by rivets-24, as shown in Fig. 5. The hood-purhns 25 g are connected to .this T -shaped carline 1.6 'by'rneans of brackets 26 and. to the end how ofthe hood by 3 means of brackets 28, "said endbowconsistcf the side-plate angles 1,}towhich it is con -'ing of an angle which forinsaa continiiat-ion.

- call y disposed stiliening-plate is connected 4, said to the angle 14 by rivets 31, as shown in Fig. plate being provided adjacent its lower edge with a stiffening-angle 32 and with an angle 33, which is connected at its front end to the end bow 27 and at its'rear end to the T-shaped carline of the hood by means of a connecting device 34, this connecting device consisting of an angle which is bent into the form of an L and secured to the angle 33 by rivets 35 and to the T-shaped carline 16 by rivets 36, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

The lower-deck carlines 37 of the hood colisist of'angles which are connected by brackets 38'to the angle 33 and to the side-plate angle 1, and for insuringa very rigid construction a diagonal angle-brace 39 is provided, which extends from the side-plate angle 1 to the end bow 27, to which it is secured by rivets, as shown in Fig; 6.

The ceiling of the vestibule is formed by a plate 40, which is connected to the underneath faces of the horizontal legs of the sideplate angle 1 and the end bow 27 and also to the angles 41 and 42. (Shownin Fig. 6.) The angle 41 is riveted to the end wall-plate 22 of the car and is connected at its outer end to the side-plate angle 1. The angle 42 is connected to the inner end of the angle 41 and extends at right angles thereto to the end bow 27, said angle being connected to the diagonal brace 39 by means of a bracket 43. At the center of the vestibule the plate is provided with a substantially rectangular-shaped opening, said plate having an up- Wardly pro ecting flange 44 surrounding said opening. A plate 45 covers said opening and is provided with a flange 46, *which is riveted to the upwardly-projecting flange of the plate 40, and the center of plate 45 is provided with a circular opening which is covered by a dome 47, in which the lights of the vestibule'are located, said dome being provided with a flange 48, which is connected to the plate 45 by rivets 49. Small domes 50, in which the lights over the steps are located, are arranged over openings in the plate 40 on each 'side of the central dome, and these small domes are also provided with flanges 51, which are connected to said plate 40 by rivets 52.

Having thus described my invention, what i porting members secured to the end bow and I claim as new, and desire to secure by Leti ters Patent, is

1. Ina hood for apassenger-car roof, a car line conforming in shape to the end carlineof the roof proper, an end bow, angles extending from-said carline to said end bow and connected thereto, vertically-disposed strengthening-platesconnected to said angles, and

laterally extending lower deck carlines s cured to the loweredges' of said plates; substantially as describe 2. In ahood for a passenger-car roof, a carline and an end bow, an angle extending from saidoarhne to said end bow and connected thereto, a vertically-disposed strengthening-plate connected to said angle,,' an an 5 of the hood -framing and being connected at its ends to said angle, purlins connected to said carline and to the er. (1 how of the hood, and vertically-disposed strengthening-plates forming part of the hood-fraining and being connected to the vertically-disposed parts of the T-shaped carhner substantially as described.

5. In a roof construction for passengercars, an end hood consisting of a T-shaped carline, a transversely-extending angle to which the ends of said carline are connected, Z-shaped connecting devices for fastening said transversely extending angle to the side plates of the car, angles extending from the carline to the end bow of the hood and having strengtheninglates connected thereto which form the side ecks of the hood, angles lastened to the lower edges of said plates, L- shaped connecting devices for securing said last-named angles to the carline, and brackets for securing the opposite ends of said angles to the end bow of the hood: substantially as described.

6. In a roof construction for passengercars, an end hood consisting of a carline and purlins connected to said carline and to the end bow of the 'hood, a carline forming part of the framing of the roof proper and arranged adjacent to the carline of the hood, spacin devices arranged between the carlines, and fastening devices passing through the spacing devices and through the carlines to connect them together; substantially as described:

7. In a passengencar roof, side plates, an end bow connected to said side plates, supside plates, a ceiling-platelastened to the side plates, end bow and supporting members and provided in its center with a flanged opening, a dome-carrying plate covering said opening and provided with a flange which is connected to the flange of the plate first referred to and a dome fastened to said domecarrying plate; substantially as described ICC I IS

end hoods to the framing of the roof proper;

8. In a passenger-car roof, carlines and l bers together, an angle arranged parallel to purlins which are connected together to form 1 the framing for the roof of the car-body, continuous eaves-angles connected to said car-' lines, end hoods formed separately from the roof-framing of the car-body and consisting of carlines, purlins and strengthening-braces fastened together,,angles comprising part of the hood construction and forming continua-- tions of the eaves-angles of the root-strengthening-plates connected to said angles, means for connecting said angles to the eaves-angles, and independent means for connecting the substantially as describe 9. In a passenger-car-roof construction, a

side plate and an end bow formed from-;

angles, a corner-castingsecuringsaid ineml the side-plate angle and connected'at one end to the end-bow an le, an angle arranged approximately parallel to the end-bow angle and connected at oneend to the side-plate angle so that said four members form a rectangle, and a diagonal brace extending across said rectangle and connected to the end bow and to the side plate; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affixmy signature, in thepresence of two witnesses, 0

this 26th day of May, 1906.

ALLEN E. OSTRANDER.

Witnesses:

DAVID LEVY, G. V. WAsinNGToN. 

